{"id":5227,"date":"2023-02-02T18:58:01","date_gmt":"2023-02-03T02:58:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/launchingground.com\/staging\/1952\/?p=3600"},"modified":"2023-02-25T13:38:14","modified_gmt":"2023-02-25T21:38:14","slug":"half-full-or-half-empty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/launchingground.com\/staging\/1952\/half-full-or-half-empty\/","title":{"rendered":"Half Full or Half Empty?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_3_4 3_4 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:75%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.56%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.56%;--awb-width-medium:75%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:2.56%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:2.56%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Debate the question: Is the glass half full or half empty?<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Fill a clear glass half way with milk or juice.<br \/>\n&#8211; Ask: Is the glass half full or half empty? 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